RUSTON- The Louisiana Tech volleyball team fell in a three-game match against No. 22 Western Kentucky on Saturday night in Bowling Green, Ky.
LA Tech took a tough 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-14) loss on Saturday night to Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers to an early lead with a 3-0 scoring run to give them a five-point advantage. The Lady Techsters fought hard to get ahead with a 3-0 scoring run of their own from a kill by
Kalee Cadwell and two from
Imana Ellis. The Hilltoppers finished the set off with a 4-0 scoring run to win 25-13.
McKenzie Johnson, along with Cadwell both collected three digs.
WKU jumped ahead of the Lady Techsters early on in the second with a 5-0 scoring run off of three kills, a service ace, and a LA Tech error. The Lady Techsters came back with a kill from
Andrea Spasojevic and Cadwell to try to shorten the Hilltoppers' lead. Ellis added three more kills on the night.
Sydney Jackwin and Johnson were also able to produce three digs a piece.
The Lady Techsters put up a fight in the second set until mid-way through with WKU collected a 5-0 scoring run to earn a seven-point lead that they were able to maintain to finish out the match 25-14. Ellis produced two more kills to give her a total of seven on the night.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Amber McCray
"WKU is a well-coached team with a ton of experience and talent. They were clicking on all cylinders offensively tonight and we lacked the stops we needed to slow down the #22 team in the country. Our offense continued our struggles from last night as we often didn't make the right choices to score on too many of our swings against a solid WKU block. I am thankful for an extra day of much-needed rest before a whole week of practice only and 5 full days to go prepare for our next challenge at Rice."
UP NEXT
The Lady Techsters continue on the road on Sunday, Nov. 6 in Tudor Fieldhouse against Rice.
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